公开(公告)号：US20200039255A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16529423

申请日：2019-08-01

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Itaru KOZUMA ,  Toshiaki ISHIKAWA ,  Tae KOJIMA

IPC: B41J13/00 ,  B41J15/04

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a first roller pair that sandwiches and conveys a continuous medium, a printing head that is located downstream of the first roller pair in a conveying direction of the continuous medium and that performs printing on the continuous medium, a cutting unit that is located downstream of the printing head in the conveying direction of the continuous medium and that cuts the continuous medium, a second roller pair that is located downstream of the cutting unit in the conveying direction of the continuous medium and that sandwiches and conveys the continuous medium, a common driving source that applies driving force to the first roller pair and the second roller pair, and a clutch mechanism configured to cut power from the driving source to the second roller pair, wherein the clutch mechanism is an electromagnetic mechanism that releases transmission of the power by electromagnetism.

公开(公告)号：US20200039253A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16527517

申请日：2019-07-31

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Itaru KOZUMA ,  Yasushi YAJIMA ,  Takayuki TAMAKI ,  Toshiaki ISHIKAWA

IPC: B41J11/66

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a first roller pair configured to convey a continuous medium, a printing head that is located downstream of the first roller pair and that performs printing on the continuous medium, a cutting unit that is located downstream of the printing head and that is configured to cut the continuous medium, a second roller pair that is located downstream of the cutting unit and that is configured to convey the continuous medium, a common driving source configured to apply driving force to the first roller pair and the second roller pair, and a clutch mechanism configured to cut power from the driving source to the second roller pair, wherein the clutch mechanism is a one-way mechanism that transmits the power when the continuous medium is conveyed in a forward direction and does not transmit the power when the continuous medium is conveyed in a reverse direction.

公开(公告)号：US20200016901A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-16

申请号：US16506958

申请日：2019-07-09

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Toru CHINO ,  Koki FUKASAWA ,  Takayuki TAMAKI ,  Toshiaki ISHIKAWA

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J29/38

Abstract: A liquid discharge device includes a discharge head configured to discharge a liquid on a medium conveyed, a carriage on which the liquid discharge head and a liquid cartridge are mounted configured to move in an X-axis direction, a cap disposed outside a conveying area in the X-axis direction, and configured to have contact with a nozzle surface of the discharge head on which a nozzle opens, and a control section configured to control moving of the carriage. When one of the replacement of the liquid cartridge and refill of the liquid container is performed, the control section locates the carriage at the first position where the nozzle surface is opposed to the area between the conveying area and the cap in the X-axis direction.

公开(公告)号：US20180056657A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15660549

申请日：2017-07-26

Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

Inventor： Kentaro MURAKAMI ,  Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI ,  Yasushi YAJIMA ,  Toshiaki ISHIKAWA ,  Toru CHINO

IPC: B41J2/175

CPC classification number: B41J2/1752 ,  B41J2/17523

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid ejecting apparatus which includes a container holder on which a first liquid container and a second liquid container are detachably mounted, an nozzles for ejecting the liquid supplied from each of the liquid containers, and an adjuster that is disposed at a position covered by the first liquid container and not covered by the second liquid container, the method including: ejecting liquid by the nozzles in a state in which the second liquid container is mounted without the first liquid container being mounted; and adjusting the liquid ejecting apparatus by the adjuster based on an ejection result in the ejecting of the liquid.